The Association Between Cognitive Function and Oral Health in Home Dwellers and Nursing Home Residents: The HUNT Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the relationships of cognitive function and care dependency with oral health in a Norwegian older adult population.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 2623 participants aged 70 and older from the fourth wave of the Trøndelag health study (HUNT4 70+) and the city of Trondheim (Trondheim 70+). Neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) were diagnosed by clinical experts according to the DSM-5 framework. Care dependency referred to nursing home residency. Oral health was assessed by using the Revised Oral Assessment Guide-Jönköping (ROAG-J). Individuals were considered as 'having oral problem' if the score was two or three in at least one of the nine ROAG-J items. Poisson regression was used to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (

SUBMITTER: Asante EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754152 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature